We are considering a 4 night visit to this resort town in Morocco beginning of November for a little RnR and sunshine. Our goal is to relax, soak up some sun, maybe play a round of golf and swim. Has anyone visited this area before and have any recommendations, advice, suggestions? Specifically wondering if it is indeed the resort town I've read it to be (ie: great for all the things I listed above); ease of getting around (we do not want to rent a car); places you've enjoyed staying (we are considering the Sofitel Agadir Thalassa.) Thanks for any input you may have!
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We visited Agadir while on a cruise that ported in Morocco.
The excursion took us past the "goats in the trees" that was very interesting. Not sure people put any of the goats in the trees.
Agadir was on the edge of the desert and a very interesting place to visit. Not sure that I would spend four days there.
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Moncton NB
1445 posts
We heard that the goats are put in the trees to eat the argan seeds and poop them onto the ground. Sound truthish.
Sorry, we never got closer than Marrakech, but from everything we heard and read, Agadir and Essaouira were the places we most wish we had added on.
Posted by
new york
1514 posts
I spend a week in Agadir, at a Club Med!
It's a big resort now, with large hotels catering to European travelers. You could swim and golf, and I b alive that November is a good month to be there. You could do an overnight, in Marrakech. which is about three hours away by car.
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Denver, CO, USA
1731 posts
I stopped by Agadir for a couple of hours around New Years 2025. Walked a little bit in town and then along the beach. I had a rental car and stayed a little bit up the coast in Taghazout. The whole stretch of coast has lots of resorts that are great for relaxing. I spent a whole day driving in the mountains in a loop and then stopping by the surfing spots before returning to Taghazout (very few people and lots of curvy roads).
The only thing I’ll call out is that Agadir didn’t seem like a town but is a city from the looks of it. Hence, if you want to avoid cities you may want to consider some of the smaller towns which have more secluded resorts just up the coast.
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I love Agadir. In fact, my Moroccan husband and I have a small apartment there. The resorts are along the Corniche (promenade) and there are plenty of places to eat within easy walking distance although the Sofitel is at the very end of the corniche. Agadir is a pretty big city, so to see some of the things worth doing (taking the cable car to Oufella Kasbah, visiting Souk el Had) you will need to drive or take a petite taxi.
If you want to be a little away from the city, then Taghazout is for you. It started as a small surfing village, but they have recently added some big resorts (Riu, Fairmot, Marriott). There isn't a ton to do there besides enjoy the ocean, but they just finished a golf course at the Fairmont. It has a very chill vibe and still you are only about a 15 minute taxi (or bus) ride to Agadir.
Regarding the goats in trees... The argan trees grow between Taroudant and Essaouira. There are not a ton of argan trees right near Agadir. At one point in time, local farmers had trained their goats to climb the tree for tourist photos, but the local authorities ending that practice a couple of years ago. The goats DO love the trees though (both the fruit and the leaves), so if you are lucky, you may see goats climbing the trees, but it is not longer a guarantee.
Posted by
Frankfurt, Germany
9785 posts
We (me, my 2 kids, 10 and 15) went to Agadir about 25 years ago, so this is not very relevant to today, but we enjoyed it.
Lovely hotel, great food, nice beaches, friendly people. Rode camels on the beach, got henna tattoos on our legs, went shopping for beautiful cedar boxes, did a day on a sailboat all along the coast. We used taxis to get around, which were super cheap. One of them gave us a day tour, where we saw the flamingos, the palace of the king, the workshops where they make the wooden boxes (smelled heavenly), and a bazaar. At the time, it cost me about $20.
I would go back again.